Cody Renard Richard News

The first ever Broadway production of Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years played its final performance this weekend. Watch the cast take their final bows in the video here!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 19, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Earlier this month, the Cody Renard Richard Scholarship Program hosted its annual Scholarship weekend in New York City in partnership with BTC (Black Theatre Coalition). Learn more!

The team of professionals and industry experts who will serve as coaches and judges during the 16th annual Jimmy Awards has been revealed. Learn more here!

Broadway says goodbye to three productions. The Last Five Years takes its final bow at the Hudson Theatre following 19 previews and 89 regular performances; Smash plays its final performance at the Imperial Theatre after 32 previews and 84 regular performances; and Floyd Collins will conclude its limited run at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre following 26 previews and 72 regular performances.

Over the weekend, The Last Five Years standbys Noah Kieserman (Dear Evan Hansen) and Nasia Thomas (SIX) stepped into the roles of Jamie and Cathy, regularly played by Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren. Watch a video of their bows!

The Last Five Years have unveiled new photos of standbys Noah Kieserman (Dear Evan Hansen) and Nasia Thomas (SIX) as they step into the roles of Jamie and Cathy, regularly played by Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren, this weekend.

Lincoln Center Theater has revealed its 2025-2026 season of productions in the Vivian Beaumont, Mitzi E. Newhouse, and Claire Tow Theaters. See the full lineup here!

Watch a video of the cast of Ragtime performing the title song, including Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz, along with the newly-announced Nichelle Lewis, Colin Donnell, Ben Levi Ross, Shaina Taub, and Rodd Cyrus.

Lincoln Center Theater has announced additional casting and creative team for RAGTIME, incoming Artistic Director Lear deBessonet’s first production of her inaugural season. Learn more here!

The first ever Broadway production of Jason Robert Brown’s THE LAST FIVE YEARS, will play its final performance of the strictly limited engagement, starring Nick Jonas and Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren in June. Learn more!

Amid their run in the Broadway production of The Last Five Years, Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren recently shared some of their personal experiences as evolving artists working in the fields of performing and songwriting.

An additional performance of THE LAST FIVE YEARS has been added for the standbys Noah Kieserman and Nasia Thomas to step into the roles of Jamie and Cathy. Learn more here!

The Public Theater is now presenting GODDESS, making its New York debut after a world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. The production officially opened last night, May 20. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos here!

In a new interview with CBS, Nick Jonas sits down for an in-depth conversation about his return to Broadway in The Last Five Years, his work with the Jonas Brothers, and more. Watch it now!

As part of the special Broadway hour episode, The Kelly Clarkson Show welcomed Broadway producer and stage manager Cody Renard Richard to the show to discuss his work with his scholarship program. Watch the segment now!

Nick Jonas, currently on Broadway in The Last Five Years, recently visited Live with Kelly and Mark to discuss his role in the Jason Robert Brown musical and how he learned one particularly long number. Watch the conversation now!

WP Theater held its 2025 Annual Gala, celebrating extraordinary achievement by Women+ artists and industry leaders. Check out photos from the production.

On Wednesday, May 14, The Kelly Clarkson Show will celebrate Broadway with a 'Broadway Hour,' featuring a star-studded lineup of stage performers and musical performances. 

Broadway's best spent their night off the Met Gala last night. With Audra McDonald as part of the event's host committee, the guest list also included stars from Sunset Boulevard, Oh Mary, The Last Five Years, Chicago, and more. See photos!